My Take On Squidoo

I don't know about you but Squidoo is not for me.

I like reading lenses on Squidoo and they are really interesting and informative. Since I become I member, I favorited quite a few lenses. But for me to write Squidoo style? Not really my thing.

When I write, I write with a flow of emotion. I don't need to be asked or guided with questions. I just want to write and not have to think about adding modules. I also don't want to mind about HTML. They dont have a WYSIWYG editor so it's really hard for me especially when I want to add a URL.

For some people, Squidoo is excellent. I understand that it is a good medium to have your voice heard, to have a platform for your ideas, and also to raise funds for your charity. And for some people, it has become an avenue to make money. That was actually a motivation for me to join and I did. But two months after, I still can't get the hang of it.

My hand hurts whenever I try to post a lens or edit my existing lenses on Squidoo. I keep clicking and going up and down with my mouse just to see the right command. After I edit, my revisions don't come out. I found out that I should hit the publish button which is way up the screen. Also, reading lenses takes a while. They all become a part of one page and it becomes very very long. It takes a while for all of the page to load.

The idea behind Squidoo is actually noble. Give half of the earnings to charity. That's really a good cause. It is also a networking site so you get to promote your ideas or merchandise to people. You build connections and relations along the way and you get to have more exposure. It is an ideal place to be at for internet marketers.

But my style of writing -- the way I write is not consistent with the way they structure their lens creation. This is for people who are not used to write and I'm pretty sure it is done so in order to guide inexperienced writers or to make writers out of non-writers. And it works. Members create lenses systematically and productively. I think that's what all that matters in the end.

As for me, I decided not to use Squidoo as a medium. My loss.